Liam Ridgewell

The Baggies have already had a £1million pound bid rejected for the Scottish defender, but it is believed they are ready to make a fresh bid. A 1.75m offer with add ons could be enough to prize the defender away.

FC Twente striker Bryan Ruiz has reportedly rejected a move to Newcastle to join Fulham, although the Magpies will still tried to buy Birmingham defender
Liam Ridgewell before the close of the summer transfer window.

Nigel Clough's dream of winning the one domestic trophy which eluded his father, Brian, was shattered as Birmingham defender
Liam Ridgewell snatched an injury-time winner to give the Blues a 2-1 win in the FA Cup fifth round tie at Pride Park.

Birmingham defender Franck Queudrue claims co-owner David Sullivan has apologised for his astonishing attack on Blues players. Sullivan singled out the Frenchman, who moved to St Andrew’s from Fulham last summer, claiming the club ‘bought a pile of rubbish last season and Franck Queudrue has disappointed me the most’. Sullivan was speaking hours after the […]

On Reds radar: Luis Fabiano Manchester United have earmarked Sevilla strikerLuis Fabianoas their top summer target – even though the Brazilian insists he is happy to stay in La Liga. If Fabiano stays put United may battle Everton forMichael Owen– if the England striker fails to agree a new deal with Newcastle. Sir Alex Ferguson […]

Mikael Forssell Mikael Forssell repaid the faith shown in him by Birmingham boss Alex McLeish as his hat-trick secured a crushing 4-1 win over Carling Cup winners Tottenham. The Finland international, dogged by injuries for the past three years, was restored to Blues’ starting line-up as McLeish looked for his side to become more ruthless […]

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is urging his side to learn to win even when they do not play well. The Black Cats climbed out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone and up to the relative calm of 14th place with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Birmingham at the Stadium of Light. Goals from Daryl […]

Rade Prica Sunderland new boy Rade Prica made a dream start to his career in England as he helped fire his side out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone with a 2-0 defeat of Birmingham. The 27-year-old Sweden international scored once, had another disallowed and was then denied at the death by City goalkeeper […]

Garry O’Connor Arsenal were left frustrated as Birmingham battled back to secure a 1-1 draw against the Premier League leaders at the Emirates Stadium. Everything looked to be going to plan when Emmanuel Adebayor’s penalty put the home side ahead on 21 minutes. However, Birmingham were level just after the restart through Garry O’Connor’s deflected […]

Alex McLeish Birmingham crashed out of the FA Cup in the third round as Chris Brandon struck a late winner to clinch a shock 2-1 success for Coca-Cola League One side Huddersfield at the Galpharm Stadium. It was far from the ideal introduction to the competition for Blues boss Alex McLeish, but the Terriers’ all-action […]

Olivier Kapo Olivier Kapo earned Steve Bruce’s side their first home win of the season as they defeated Bolton 1-0 at St Andrews. The former Juventus striker settled the issue eight minutes from half-time when he turned home a cross from Sebastian Larsson. Blues deserved their second success of the season but Bolton remained anchored […]

Mark Noble Matthew Upson had the last laugh on the the Birmingham boo-boys as Mark Noble’s second-half penalty secured a 1-0 victory for West Ham. Upson, skippering the side in the absence of Lucas Neill, received a hostile reception on his first return to St Andrews since his £6 million January move to Upton Park. […]

Michael Essien Michael Essien grabbed the winner as Chelsea defeated Birmingham 3-2 to set an English record for unbeaten league matches at home. Jose Mourinho’s men were given a scare when Mikael Forssell opened the scoring and Olivier Kapo levelled before the break, but Essien’s second-half strike into the top corner meant Chelsea have gone […]

Nigel Reo-Coker Aston Villa could be forced to cool their interest in signing West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker because the two clubs are “poles apart” in terms of agreeing a fee. Villa are happy to pay around £7million for Reo-Coker, but sources close to Villa indicate the Hammers want in the region of £10-£12million for […]

Bruno Alves Porto defender Bruno Alves has dashed Aston Villa’s hopes of signing him by committing his future to the Portuguese club, according to his agent. Centre-half Alves has been tracked by Martin O’Neill and his scouts for several months with the Villa manager keen to bolster his back four options. But he seems likely […]

Chris Sutton Chris Sutton’s hopes of returning to action in the immediate future have been dashed, with the Aston Villa striker showing no improvement to his blurred vision. Villa boss Martin O’Neill had been hoping the 33-year-old would be given the all-clear to resume playing after his latest visit to see a specialist, but all […]

Chris Sutton Chris Sutton’s hopes of returning to action in the immediate future have been dashed, with the Aston Villa striker showing no improvement to his blurred vision. Villa boss Martin O’Neill had been hoping 33-year-old Sutton would be given the all clear to resume playing after his latest visit to see a specialist. All […]

Michael Carrick Michael Carrick celebrated his first goal for Manchester United as Sir Alex Ferguson’s side cemented their place at the top of the table with a 3-1 win over Aston Villa. United winger Cristiano Ronaldo – presented with his Barclays player-of-the-month award before kick-off – marked the occasion by taking his tally to 13 […]

Jose Mourinho Aston Villa put another dent in Chelsea’s hopes of completing a Barclays Premiership title hat-trick by deservedly holding Jose Mourinho’s side to a goalless draw at Villa Park. Chelsea failed to take advantage of Manchester United’s slip-up at Newcastle on Monday and are six points adrift of Sir Alex Ferguson’s side after the […]

Gary Speed Gary Speed scored the only goal to keep Bolton in contention for a Champions League spot as his second-half penalty earned Sam Allardyce’s side their first win at Aston Villa for eight years. The veteran midfielder made no mistake from the spot after Stiliyan Petrov had brought down Nicolas Anelka. Villa dominated for […]